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Autosomal dominant in 2/3 of cases (more males than females) and sporadic in 1/3, usually begins at early age (below 25) and is characterized by episodic attacks of weakness predominantly in proximal limb muscles (especially in the morning after night rest or after hard exercise and work), low serum K+ concentration during attacks and elicibility of attacks by glucose and insulin administration. The pathophysiology is not well understood.
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(2009). Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis. In: Binder, M.D., Hirokawa, N., Windhorst, U. (eds) Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29678-2_2304
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